Summary

This above analysis makes some important assumptions about the flow that occurs in the model which
are different than how flow will actually occur in the real world, however this approach will allow the
engineer to obtain an approximate solution to the flows and pressures in their system. The above
information is provided as a suggested method to allow an engineer to produce a piping model that
approximates the results for a system that contains a vacuum breaker, however it is up to the engineer
to determine the suitability of applying such an approach to their model and to take account of the
assumptions that are made with this approach and to assess and decide whether the results of such a
model are accurate enough for the purpose that they will be used.